Circular receptacle for automobiles.



G. .V. HGBRTY. CIRCULAR REGEPTAOLE FOB AUTOMOBILES.

' ArrLIon'Iol nun JULY 29, 1909.

937,699. Patented'Oct. 19, 1909` Ilme 6 l UNiTnD srArEs PATENT OFFICE.

esoneri v. HAGNRTY, oF- NEW YORK, N. Y., AssiGNoR To NATIONAL ENAMELING AND STAMQPING COMPANY, A CORPORATION NEW JERSEY.

CIRCULAR RECEPTACLE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

To all whom. it may concern.:

Be it known that I, GEORGE V. HAGERTY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New Kork and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Circular Recept-acles for Automobiles, of which the foll lowing is. a specification. This invention relates metal receptacle for tools and other articles designed for attachment to automobiles, Vand l at the same time adapted to ll the open center space of the eXtra tires usually carried.

Heretofore receptacles of similar circular shape have been used, made of leather or partly of leather and wood.

One ob'ect of one edge on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig.

' 5 is a cross-section of the edge on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a cross-section of both edges of the receptacle at the line 6-6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a vertical cross-section of the front wall and hinged cover on the line 7 -7 of Fig. 1.

The circular wall, 1, the back wall, 2, the

front stationary Wall, 3, and the front hinged l cover, 4, are all made of sheet-metal. Neither wood noi' leather is employed in the construction of the receptacle.

The permanent joints designated, 5, may be of any approved form that will insure them to be air-tightv and water-tight.

It is a desideratuin to provide a large opening for the receptacle in order to render the interior of easv access; a small portion of this opening, 6, is seen at the left of Fig.

1, Where the hinged cover, 4, is partly broken away. The front stat-ionary wall, 3, has an upper edge, 7, that constitutes the lower boundary of the opening and all the space above this edge constitutes the said opening, y 6. This horizontal edge, 7, is indicated also by a' broken line, 7

Special construction has been contrived by me to make the hinged cover,

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 29,

to a circular slieet' a of the present invention is to l provide an all sheet-metal circular recep- Fig. 4 is a cross-section` 4, fit tightly at i Patented oca'ia, 1909.

1909. .Serial No. 510,201.

l the-front wall to which it is hinged, and at l its rim edge, 8.

The front stationary wall, 3,v covers, ap-

proximately, the lower half of the circular i receptacle, and the hinges, 10, which secure i the cover', 4, are attached to the said front 1 wall, in practice, about four inches more or less below its upper edge, 7; thus the lower part of the hinged cover, 4, overlaps a part of the said front wall, 3, on its outer surface. The front wall is provided lwith one l or more outward-pressed beads, 11; in the present instance two of these beads are used, as shown in Figs. 1, and 7, and they are parallel with each other. Each bead extends in a straight line horizontally across the sheet-metal wall, 3, and between the upper edge, 7 and the hinges,10; on the interior of the receptacle the formation of the bead, 11, produces a depression or groove and on the exterior it produces a ridge. The hinged cover is also provided with similar beads, 12, which are located so as to coincide with and'are of proper size to lap over the said beads, 11, which are on the front wall. This construction of beads, 11, and, 12, serves to make a yclose contact between the overlapping part of the cover and front wall. The beads also serve to stiffen 'the respective parts and cause them to maintain their shape.

That part of the rim-edge, 8, of the cover which forms part of a circle, has a flange, 9, to engage the beaded edge, 13, on that part of the circular wall, 1, that is around the opening, 6. Inside of said flange, 9, the rim has a groove, 14, which gives to the flange the cross-section shape of a hook, see Figs. 3, 4 and 5; this hook-shape adapts the flange, 9, to fit snugly and closely in contact with the said beaded edge. 13. A hook, 2Q,

l2 and 4, and .takes over the flange, 9, and rim-edge of the' cover and holds the cover closed. Several such hooks may be-used.

The cover is provided at-its central part with a radially-extending bar, 15, which is rigidly attached and has a loop, 16, for the engagement of a finger of a persons hand to aid in opening the cover. This bar ves stiffness to the cover. and prevents it ro'm warping or bending. The uppermost end of this bar has an outward. bend, 17, at a right-angle .with respect to the cover, and this bent part has a slot. A liasp, 18, is

ifs'

'llo

looped or pivoted to a lug, 19, that is riveted to the circular wall. 'The hasp laps over upon the outward-projecting part, 17, of the bar, and the slot, 20, in the has coincides with slot in said part, 17. A pa -lock may thus be used to fasten these parts.

When the cover is closed the receptacle will lfm practically dust-proof and rain-water roo v p'The circular Wall, 1, `is provided with loops, 21, to receive straps for fastening the receptacle in position in the center space of extra tires usually carried by automobiles.

Having thus described my invention what I claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is- I A portable sheet-metal receptacle for yautomo iles having a cylindric wall; a back Wall; a front wall closing only the lower Y ypart of the front side of the receptacle and having an upper edge above which the` front side is open and provided with one orv more or more beads which coincide with and overlap the said beads on the '-front wall. and

the rim-edge of said cover having a Hange i0 engage the circular wall.

In testnnon whereof l affix my signature 1n presence o two witnesses.

GEoRGE v. HAGERTY.

Witnesses:

CORNELL DUNLAP, JAS. J. KEGREIsz.

vbeads depressed 1n the metal and extending 

